Subcutaneous (subQ or SQ) injections are shots given in the fatty tissue layer (subcutaneous fat) under your skin. Your skin has many layers, and the subcutaneous layer is beneath the epidermis and ...

Subcutaneous immunotherapy injections work the same way as their intravenous counterparts — by changing or enhancing a person’s immune responses to cancer. Immunotherapy for cancer is a broad category ...

PD-1 inhibitors belong to a class of medications known as immune checkpoint inhibitors, which have become an important part of many modern cancer treatment plans. PD-1 inhibitors work by helping the ...

FDA approved pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph for patients aged 12 and older with solid tumors. Study MK-3475A-D77 showed a 45% ORR in subcutaneous administration for treatment-naïve ...

Your subcutaneous tissue is the deepest layer of your skin. The prefix “sub” comes from the Latin word meaning under, and the word cutaneous derives from the Latin word “cutis,” which means skin.

The FDA has approved a subcutaneous formulation of lecanemab (Leqembi Iqlik, Eisai/Biogen) for maintenance dosing in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild ...